Andy Dixon
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Opening a shared link now says what is happening: if the repository isn't loaded in the tab, a card explains it is being pulled from GitHub and where you'll be taken, the progress keeps that framing, and once it is built the camera flies to the linked position (walk and fly views start from the helicopter's eye) with the file selected. A link to the repository already open goes straight there, including links pasted into an open tab (hashchange), without re-cloning. If the clone needs GitHub access, a warning explains the link points to a private repository and access has expired or isn't set up on this device, with Sign in (or Grant access). The pending link survives the sign-in round trip and continues automatically afterwards. Pending links are dropped on other failures or when a different repository is opened by hand. City guide updated.
CodeNavigator
See your code as a city. CodeNavigator indexes a GitHub repository (or, if you allow it, a local folder) and turns it into a place you can explore: a zoomable map, a 3D landscape, and a walkable night-time city where every file is a building and every folder is a street.
It's a single Go binary with no dependencies beyond the standard library. It serves both the indexing API and the browser frontend (plain ES modules and WebGL2, no build step).
What you can do
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2D map: a squarified treemap of every file, sized by lines or references, with source code rendered right on the tiles as you zoom in. |
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3D landscape: the same map extruded, orbit, pan and dolly around it. |
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City: folders become districts and blocks, files become buildings (footprint from lines, height from complexity, lit windows from definitions). Select a file to see its imports as cyan routes and its dependents as pulsing magenta routes along the streets. |
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Walk and fly at street level with signs on every wall, folder street signs on the corners, source code on the facade in front of you, wandering residents and a city wall covered in posters. |
Also:
- Search every file and symbol, with results raised as light beacons in the city.
- Private GitHub repos via a GitHub App sign-in, scoped to the visitor's own access.
- Security alerts: with the right GitHub permissions, files with open code scanning or Dependabot alerts smoke, burn (critical/high) and get wrapped in hazard tape.
- Multi-user: every browser gets its own private sessions, snapshots and sign-in.
- Guided tour of the biggest districts, and shareable links to an exact spot.
- Touch controls: joystick, look and pinch.
Quick start
go run . # http://127.0.0.1:4177
Open the page, click Open a codebase, and paste a public GitHub URL such as
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus. git must be on your PATH for cloning.
With Docker:
./build.sh # builds codenavigator:latest, running the tests inside
docker run --rm -p 4177:4177 codenavigator:latest
Configuration
| Variable | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
PORT |
4177 |
Listening port (--port overrides) |
CORS_ORIGIN |
* |
Access-Control-Allow-Origin for the API |
SHOW_LOCAL |
unset | true enables uploading local folders; otherwise only GitHub repositories |
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID |
unset | GitHub App client ID; enables sign-in for private repos and security alerts |
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET |
unset | GitHub App client secret |
GITHUB_APP_SLUG |
unset | The app's URL name, for the "grant repository access" link |
Keyboard
| Key | Where | Action |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl+O |
anywhere | Open a codebase |
/ |
anywhere | Search |
F |
map views | Fit everything in view |
[ |
anywhere | Hide or show the sidebar |
1 2 3 |
city | Helicopter, walk, fly |
W A S D, Shift |
walk/fly | Move, run |
Space / C |
fly | Up / down |
E |
walk/fly | Inspect the building in the crosshair |
T |
city | Guided tour |
Documentation
- City guide: what everything in the city means and how to get around
- Architecture: indexer, server, sessions, rendering pipeline
- HTTP API: every endpoint, with request and response shapes
- GitHub App setup: private repos and security alerts
- Deployment: Docker, systemd, nginx, operating limits
- Development: running, testing, benchmarking, project layout